Hot GDP Surprise Shatters Wall Street’s Rally – Stocks Slide on Fed Jitters (Sept 25, 2025)
U.S. stocks fell for a third straight session Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down about 0.5% and the Dow off 0.4%. Strong GDP and jobless data fueled doubts over Fed rate cuts, pressuring markets. Health care stocks slumped after a medtech import probe; Intel jumped 9% on Apple stake rumors. Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle an FTC lawsuit over Prime memberships.